On 15 December 2014 one or more armed people took an undisclosed number of hostages at Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place in Sydney’s city centre. New South Wales and Australian Federal Police are handling the incident. British nationals should avoid the area near Martin Place until further notice.
A number of public buildings have been locked down, and there are transport and road changes across Sydney. Please monitor the local news for the latest updates, or: – follow @nswpolice on Twitter – call the NSW Police general information line on 1800 227 228 – follow @UKinAustralia on Twitter, and like UK in Australia – British High Commission, Canberra Facebook page.
The overall level of FCO advice for Australia has not changed and there are no travel restrictions in place.
The full FCO travel advice for Australia can be accessed via this link https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/australia.